And? How long could they last? After Nagasaki they were still stalling in the face of naval bombardments and an 800 plane B-29 raid. The US would have been stupid to blockade and cease all attacks, the Japs need a convincing show of power. Fortunately they didn't know how many bombs we had, but there would have been three more by October. Had they not capitulated they would have got those as well.
“And? How long could they last? After Nagasaki they were still stalling in the face of naval bombardments and an 800 plane B-29 raid. The US would have been stupid to blockade and cease all attacks, the Japs need a convincing show of power. Fortunately they didn’t know how many bombs we had, but there would have been three more by October. Had they not capitulated they would have got those as well.”
Well, that’s the question isn’t it? How long could they have lasted in 1945? I don’t think they would have been able to hold out through the winter.